Nine Alexandria Police Department recruits graduated on Monday, Dec. 19 from the 125th session of the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy’s Basic Law Enforcement School. The graduation ceremony was held at the George Mason University Concert Hall in Fairfax, Virginia.

The 24-week academy training program for deputy sheriffs and police officers from the Northern Virginia area covered every phase of law enforcement principles and procedures, including legal, ethics, accident investigation, firearms training, physical training and defensive tactics.